-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- For many people , just a minor surgery can be nerve-wracking . But Dr. Deborah Cohan went into her double mastectomy operation with courage and dance moves .

On Tuesday , Cohan , an OB-GYN and a mother of two , went into surgery to have her breasts removed . But before the surgery , she and her medical team threw a pre-op dance party in the operating room at the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center at Mount Zion .

The dance video was posted on YouTube on Tuesday and has soared in views , getting attention from more than 250,000 viewers . Commenters on the YouTube page praised Cohan for her courage and joy .

In the six-minute video , Cohan and her team dance to Beyonce 's hit single `` Get Me Bodied . '' Cohan really shows off her dance moves , shaking and grooving in her surgical gown . The dance party was actually orchestrated by Cohan herself , and posted on CaringBridge , a site that connects friends and family together during a health event . On the site , Cohan created a page called Deborah 's Healing Journey , where she detailed her flash mob plans .

`` My fantasy is for you to play the song ... and dance wherever you happen to be , '' Cohan wrote on her CaringBridge site . She also requested friends and family to send photos and videos of themselves dancing to the song .

`` I have visions of a healing video montage . Nothing brings me greater joy than catalyzing others to dance , move , be in their bodies . Are you with me people ? ''

The UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion says Cohan was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday .

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Deborah Cohan and her surgical team videotaped their dance before her surgery

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She encouraged friends to dance to the same song at the same time

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Viewers online are praising Cohan for her courage and inspiration